SOFFA
What defines a family in 2006?
Join us as we explore today's families with a video presentation, art / photo exhibit, panel discussion and small group discussion. INTRAA Board Member, Margeaux May, will participate as a panelist.
Presented by Indy PFLAG, Youth and Diversity, Indiana Equality Region 8 and Heartland Interweave.
Download the Flyer: http://www.indypflag.org/Spir
Gender is a spectrum ----- it is a journey, and for some a destination.
Come learn more in a supportive and safe environment at the Queerying Gender support group....
"Queerying" Gender: A Therapist-facilitated Support Group for Transgender, Gender Queer, Intersex, and Two-Spirit Individuals
Do you often wonder about the relation of gender to biological sex? Is your experience of gender and sex at odds with the concepts of women and men in American society? Do you feel that the world around you restricts your ability to express your femininity and masculinity?
Queerying Gender is an informal discussion group that will offer an opportunity to meet others, share information and explore in a confidential and secure atmosphere.
Join us for the next regular meeting of the Muncie Trans Network support group. For now, meetings are limited to transgender individuals (FTM, MTF, genderqueer, other-gendered, etc.) and those who are questioning their gender. The group plans to expand in the future to offer support for significant others, friends, family, and allies (SOFFAs) of transgender people.
Topic: Creative Expression through Art
Location:
Muncie UU Church
4800 W. Bradford Dr.
Muncie, IN
The Muncie Trans Network group meets on the first Sunday of each month.
The Children's National Medical Center through their Outreach Program for Children with Gender-Variant Behaviors and their Families has published a booklet.
Even though this booklet is primarily geared to parents with young children, several of the issues it addresses pertain to older children as well. Every parent, teacher, social worker... anyone who works with children should read it.
Some pearls of wisdom inside:
Question traditional assumptions.
Do not automatically accept traditional
assumptions about social gender roles and sexual orientation. Learn to separate society’s judgments from the love you have for your child. Do not let other people’s critical opinions of what is right and wrong come between you and your child.
Examine your feelings and learn to accept your child.
You and other family members may feel uncomfortable and ashamed of your child’s interests and behaviors. This is common early on. Take time to figure out where your feelings are coming from. You may have to adjust your dreams of how you expected parenting and your family to be.
Indy Boyz is an FTM+/SOFFA Social and Support Group serving Indianapolis and the surrounding areas. It was founded in 1998. For meeting details, please view calendar on http://www.indyboyz.org.
